News & Events

Professor Donald E. Wilkes Jr. was quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding differences between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the importance of those differences. The article appeared on 5/25/11.

Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was quoted in the Los Angeles Times regarding how the passage of time in the trial of Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic may or may not affect the likelihood of a conviction. The article was written by Carol J. Williams and appeared on 5/26/11.

Hosch Professor Thomas A. Eaton was quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding out of court settlements in civil lawsuits. The article was written by Shelia M. Poole and Christian Boone and appeared on 5/27/11.

Professor Donald E. Wilkes Jr.'s 4-volume State Postconviction Remedies and Relief Handbook was cited in a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Wall v. Kholi, 131 U.S. 1278 (2011). The court referenced Wilkes' book when discussing the issue of characterizing a motion to reduce the sentence as a "collateral" or "postconviction" remedy.